Report of Society's Meetings. 205 



Mr. Vyie spoke of thedesirability of having discussions 

 when the papers were read, instead of leaving them over 

 until the matter \yas forgotten. 



The Hon. Mr. Jones spoke of the results of the ex- 

 periments on Seedling Canes made at the Botanic Gar- 

 dens, which went to disprove Mr. Thiselton-Dyer's 

 assertion that nothing had been done by people in 

 Demerara. 



The President said that the impression conveyed by 

 Mr. Thiselton-Dyer's letter was that the}', as sugar 

 growers, were behind the times. He was sure that if 

 that gentleman had known of the work of Messrs. Jen- 

 man and Harrison he would have written differently. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded for the 

 following donations :— 



To the Museum: — A rare Grebe from the East Coast, 

 presented by Mr. J. P. Allt ; a moth by Mr. Eugene 

 Stewart ; a stone concretion from Mahdiana Creek by 

 Mr. C. W. Anderson; a moth by Mr. A. Gordon; 

 Urania leilus by Mr. A. Lennox ; A nest of the thrush 

 from Botanic Garden by Mr. G. S. Jenman ; a colle6lion 

 of beetles from Barima by Mr. A. A. Watson ; three 

 inse6is from the Conawarook by Mr. Seyler; a large 

 toad, a large frog, and snake and fungus-covered moth 

 from North-West Distri6l by Mr. G. S. Jenman, an 

 abnormal egg of fowl by Mr. James Thomas, and a 

 scissors-bill from Heeran. 



To the Library : — From Dr. Macnamara, 2 Vols. 

 Sanitary Institute Transa6lions. 



Mr. y^neas D. Mackay gave notice of motion that the 

 Diredlors be respeftfully requested to nominate Messrs. 

 R. T. A. Daly and F. A. Conyers, as Honorary Members. 



